Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 06:02 PM.

Members of Gastonia Elks Lodge 1634 and the Ladies Auxiliary recently visited the residents of Faith Farm in Dallas.

Faith Farm is a group home run by Lutheran Family Services of the Carolinas. Director Judy Johnson describes the home as a sanctuary that gives female veterans an opportunity to rebuild their lives. Residents may live there for up to two years while recovering. They are assisted with medical and personal issues. Medical treatment is received from the VA Hospital in Salisbury. They receive other financial aid from the VA and depend on whatever income that can be derived from their jobs and charitable organizations such as the Elks.

Johnson was presented with a cash donation made possible by a charity grant from the Elks National Foundation.

During the course of the visit, it was disclosed with warmth and humor that Johnson spends much of her time transporting the residents to their many appointments, and that “the van” kept getting lost during these trips. Larry and Barbara Hosteller dropped off a GPS the next day, a gift from the Elks Ladies Auxiliary.

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Members of Gastonia Elks Lodge 1634 and the Ladies Auxiliary recently visited the residents of Faith Farm in Dallas.

Faith Farm is a group home run by Lutheran Family Services of the Carolinas. Director Judy Johnson describes the home as a sanctuary that gives female veterans an opportunity to rebuild their lives. Residents may live there for up to two years while recovering. They are assisted with medical and personal issues. Medical treatment is received from the VA Hospital in Salisbury. They receive other financial aid from the VA and depend on whatever income that can be derived from their jobs and charitable organizations such as the Elks.

Johnson was presented with a cash donation made possible by a charity grant from the Elks National Foundation.

During the course of the visit, it was disclosed with warmth and humor that Johnson spends much of her time transporting the residents to their many appointments, and that “the van” kept getting lost during these trips. Larry and Barbara Hosteller dropped off a GPS the next day, a gift from the Elks Ladies Auxiliary.